PRESS RELEASE – The Sioux City Explorers are pleased to announce the addition of Tim Odle to the X’s front office staff. Tim will join Assistant General Manager, Ashley Schoenrock and General Manager, Shane Tritz as a full time employee in the X’s front office and will serve as a Sales Executive for the organization.

“I am very happy to be a part of the Explorers team,” states Odle. “During my short time in Sioux City, the people and fans I have encountered have made me feel right at home and I look forward to a long and successful career with the X’s.”

Odle was born in Grundy Center, IA and grew up in Green Mountain and Marshalltown Iowa. Tim is a graduate of Green Mountain High School and attended Marshalltown Community College where he was a member of the Marshalltown baseball team.

Tim has a 19 year old son Eli and a step daughter Janel Sullivan, whom both reside in Huxley, IA along with having 5 grand children. Tim comes from a baseball background as Tim’s father started the youth baseball program in his hometown in 1968 and Tim has served in many capacities of the game of baseball in Colorado and Iowa.

Tim has served as a youth baseball coach, umpire, league secretary, high school baseball official, high school assistant baseball coach, grounds keeper, American legion coach, while also assisting local high school programs with PA announcing. Tim also worked for the Reno Silver Sox professional baseball team in 1990 and brings a vast amount of customer service and sales experience to the Sioux City Explorers.

“I am excited to have Tim join our staff as he will provide our organization with another full time staff member to promote the sale of season tickets, group tickets and corporate advertising opportunities available with our organization, while also providing us with another full time staff member to offer our clients and fans with superior customer service,” states X’s General Manager, Shane Tritz.

2013 Season ticket packages are on sale now. You can reserve your tickets by calling (712) 277-WINS or by stopping down to the X’s Box Office located at Lewis & Clark Park. You don’t want to miss your 9 Innings of Vacation at Lewis & Clark Park in 2013! Stay up to date on all the X’s news by visiting their website at www.xsbaseball.com or like them on Facebook!